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MELURSUS URSINUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Melursus ursinus mean?
• MELURSUS URSINUS (noun)
The noun MELURSUS URSINUS has 1 sense:
1. common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia
Familiarity information: MELURSUS URSINUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Melursus ursinus; sloth bear; Ursus ursinus
Hypernyms ("Melursus ursinus" is a kind of...):
bear (massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws)
Holonyms ("Melursus ursinus" is a member of...):
genus Melursus; Melursus (sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus)
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